Kansas (i/ˈkænzəs/) is a U.S. state locatit in the Midwastren Unitit States.[5] It is namit efter the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn is namit efter the Kansa Natif American tribe, which inhabitit the aurie.[6] The tribe's naim (natively kką:ze) is aften said tae mean "fowk o the wind" or "fowk o the sooth wind," although this wis probably no the term's oreeginal meanin.[7][8] Residents o Kansas are cried "Kansans."